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DENVER (KDVR) — A group of migrants staying at an encampment in Denver sent a list of demands to the mayor’s desk.
That group said if their demands are met, they will voluntarily stay in city-funded shelters and leave their encampment where families, including young children, still live in tents.
The migrants have been lobbied by Denver Human Services to get off the street and into shelters — an offer that remains, according to city officials. But they are holding out and said the city has reneged on its deal with them, while the city maintains it will continue to offer services to migrants that choose shelter over encampments.
“The camp as a collective came up with a list of demands,” V Reeves, a migrant advocate, said.
That came after a petition by city officials to move people from an encampment near train tracks and under a bridge to indoor shelters funded by the city.
“This morning, they sent buses to take people over without presenting that document and without having any kind of signature for accountability,” Reeves said.
That is how the city responded instead of meeting their demands, according to Reeves.
Migrants at an encampment in Denver send a list of demands to the city in exchange for moving into city-funded shelters. (Rogelio Mares, KDVR)
Ewing said shelter comes with its perks, namely getting out of conditions outdoors.
“Which comes with three square meals a day,” Ewing said. “You can cook your own if you like to.”
That is one of the main demands from the migrants, who have had grievances about the food provided by the city.
“There have been so many complaints about the food being spoiled or not being enough and malnutrition amongst children,” Ewing said.
Migrants who stay in shelters are often put on a path toward a work permit. Reeves said the migrants at the encampment have not received the same benefits.
“They’re not receiving any kind of official housing or immigration document support, which is incredibly necessary for them to be able to navigate the bureaucracy around these systems,” Reeves said.
The city said its offer comes with these benefits.
“What do you qualify for? What do you not qualify for? What might be something that is a feasible path for you to success that is not staying on the streets of Denver?” Ewing said. “We try to compromise. We try to figure something out. You know, at the end of the day, what we do not want is families on the streets of Denver.”
In all, the migrants presented 13 demands to the city of Denver.
The city continues to bring buses to the encampment for any migrants choosing to leave the encampment and go to a congregate shelter or hotel.
DENVER (KDVR) — A group of migrants staying at an encampment in Denver sent a list of demands to the mayor’s desk.
That group said if their demands are met, they will voluntarily stay in city-funded shelters and leave their encampment where families, including young children, still live in tents.
The migrants have been lobbied by Denver Human Services to get off the street and into shelters — an offer that remains, according to city officials. But they are holding out and said the city has reneged on its deal with them, while the city maintains it will continue to offer services to migrants that choose shelter over encampments.
“The camp as a collective came up with a list of demands,” V Reeves, a migrant advocate, said.
That came after a petition by city officials to move people from an encampment near train tracks and under a bridge to indoor shelters funded by the city.
“This morning, they sent buses to take people over without presenting that document and without having any kind of signature for accountability,” Reeves said.
That is how the city responded instead of meeting their demands, according to Reeves.
Migrants at an encampment in Denver send a list of demands to the city in exchange for moving into city-funded shelters. (Rogelio Mares, KDVR)
‘What we do not want is families on the streets of Denver’
“We’ve been offering timing shelter, basically just trying to get families to leave that camp and come inside,” said Jon Ewing, with Denver Human Services.Ewing said shelter comes with its perks, namely getting out of conditions outdoors.
“Which comes with three square meals a day,” Ewing said. “You can cook your own if you like to.”
That is one of the main demands from the migrants, who have had grievances about the food provided by the city.
“There have been so many complaints about the food being spoiled or not being enough and malnutrition amongst children,” Ewing said.
Migrants who stay in shelters are often put on a path toward a work permit. Reeves said the migrants at the encampment have not received the same benefits.
“They’re not receiving any kind of official housing or immigration document support, which is incredibly necessary for them to be able to navigate the bureaucracy around these systems,” Reeves said.
The city said its offer comes with these benefits.
“What do you qualify for? What do you not qualify for? What might be something that is a feasible path for you to success that is not staying on the streets of Denver?” Ewing said. “We try to compromise. We try to figure something out. You know, at the end of the day, what we do not want is families on the streets of Denver.”
In all, the migrants presented 13 demands to the city of Denver.
The city continues to bring buses to the encampment for any migrants choosing to leave the encampment and go to a congregate shelter or hotel.
